Nerve impulses travel at around 200 MPH, tops, but I believe the
explanation will still hold.
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
On 12/28/19 10:16 PM, K2bew wrote:
Jim I really appreciate your long explanations of learning to improve CW.
Thanks so much!
73,
Tom Bewick, k2bew
On Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 22:17 Jim Danehy <[email protected]> wrote:
The electrical pulses from your ear to your brain travel at extremely fast
speed.
The speed of light in a vacuum is 186,282 miles a second ; about
670,616,629 mph.
My point ? At QRQ CW speeds something occurs that you normally do not
encounter at slower speeds. Look at a dictionary. Many words start with a
common pattern. After 5 or 6 letters there are alternatives. At QRQ speed
Your brain is actually ahead of what your ear is feeding your brain. It is
giving you a choice of words to choose from.
The task is to choose the correct one. You are aided in that choice by the
context of the message. I don’t know why this occurs. But it does.
So when you learn to copy Entire words rather than letters ; this is the
phenomenon that occurs at high speeds. It helps but it can also throw you a
curve ball. That is where message context enters the equation.
When you copy entire words rather than all the letters you have
assistance. Your ability to copy faster speeds will improve with time. I
only mention this as things get better the longer you stay with it.
It is called getting over the hump. Or through the walk.
It usually appears more difficult to increase your speed. However things
do occur that help you achieve the ability to copy entire words. Then QRQ
CW becomes conversational. Kind of like auto fill with computer typing.
73
Jim
W9VNE / VA3VNE
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